16.15
SoftGraeme Allan’s 70th Birthday Pension Scheme Handicap (Div I)
- Prize money: £4710.6
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 5
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
13/2
Form: 533126 CD
Last run: 40 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (2) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 35y Class 4 |
8st 8lb |
Won here in 2024 and added three wins at Ayr last year; she's below her last winning mark but has been well beaten on both outings this spring and a major turnaround is necessary. |
16/1 |
|
9th 11 (3) |
20th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 4 |
8st 10lb |
Three C&D wins last year (various ground) and she's just 1lb above her last winning mark; soundly beaten over C&D a fortnight ago but she may have needed that reappearance outing and is not discounted. |
16/1 |
|
7th 5 (4) |
5th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Gained all three of her 2025 wins over this C&D, the most recent on penultimate start; no certainty to make a successful reappearance, having never scored when fresh, but market support should be heeded. |
5/1 |
3/1
Form: 413143 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 69
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 5 (9) |
8th Apr 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
All seven starts on the AW have been here, with his record in handicaps reading 11332; drawn a bit wider than ideal and another furlong may suit ideally, but still high on the list in this field. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 7 (13) |
18th Mar 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Form figures in course handicaps read 1133 and those recent third places don't signal he's handicapped out of this; widest draw is a blow, though. |
13/2 |
7/2
Form: 312341 D
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 61
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (10) |
22nd May 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 6y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Won two Class 6 handicaps at around 1m in the second half of 2025; creditable efforts off his revised mark to end that campaign and he should be sharper with last month's return to action behind him; others still appeal more for win purposes. |
12/1 |
|
7th 2 (5) |
25th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Lit up by a visor (too keen) when a weakening third over C&D last June; did manage to win twice thereafter (with headgear discarded), including from 7lb lower at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) in September; potentially vulnerable off a 192-day absence. |
13/2 |
|
4 (6) |
15th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 75y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Two wins this year, at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) in July and at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) last month; fourth of nine under his penalty off this mark at Ayr (1m, soft) five days later; needs a bit more. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: 2-0976
Last run: 5 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 12 (8) |
25th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Won over this trip at Musselburgh last summer but hasn't added to tally and needs to improve for the switch back to AW/drop to 7f if she's to win this. |
20/1 |
|
6 (6) |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Well beaten in her last four races and perhaps better at 7f than 1m. |
20/1 |
|
7 (1) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 2y Class 5 |
9st 0lb |
Course scorer who hinted at a revival when seventh of ten in 9f Carlisle handicap 13 days ago; not without interest off a 3lb lower mark here. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 551673 D
Last run: 10 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 66
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (4) |
20th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
Maiden winner last July (1m, good); no closer than about 3l in her six handicaps and finished last here two weeks ago. |
16/1 |
|
11th 4 (7) |
5th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 20y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Won a Ripon maiden last July (1m, good) and best subsequent run was when third in a Carlisle handicap in September (1m, soft); could go well on second run at this trip, but has a 190-day absence to overcome. |
14/1 |
|
4th 3 (7) |
27th Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Got off the mark in a Ripon maiden (1m, good) in July and had been running well in turf handicaps until blotting her copybook when last of 12 at Ayr (1m, soft) last month; still early days and makes AW debut. |
12/1 |
40/1
Form: 161497 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 (1) |
8th Apr 2026 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Progressive after joining this yard last May, winning three times at Ripon (1m, good) and posting a close third at Ayr (1m, soft) in September when last seen; the drop back to 7f might not be ideal on his reappearance but he's one to consider nevertheless. |
11/1 |
|
8 (5) |
19th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Returning to 1m from further is a good thing but all his best form is on drier ground. |
40/1 |
|
7th 10 (11) |
5th Sep 2025 Good 1m 3f 140y Class 5 |
9st 1lb |
Won three at Ripon from his six starts for this yard; those wins were 1m, however, and his form was not as good when tried over 1m2f, including when tailed off on latest start; big questions to answer over new trip. |
20/1 |
7/1
Form: 341623 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 1lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 57
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 (13) |
2nd Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
9-96; just failed to reel in Wyvern over 7f here in December but laboured since; weakened, well down the field at Ripon (1m, good; beaten 17l) latest; is fairly treated but the chances are that age is beginning to catch up with him. |
10/1 |
|
12th 5 (5) |
17th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Has three course wins over 1m2f; hasn't figured at Redcar or Ayr since returning to turf last month; best watched. |
16/1 |
|
6th 7 (8) |
5th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Into the veteran stage but on a competitive mark on form as recent as December; recent Redcar run should have sharpened him up but others may have his measure for win purposes. |
10/1 |
4/1
Form: 344481 CD
Last run: 6 days
W: 8st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 (7) |
29th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
10yo who posted a fairly encouraging reappearance run at Ayr (7f, good to firm) last Wednesday, when rallying for fifth of eight; each-way possibilities if building on that run now back up in trip. |
33/1 |
|
5th 9 (9) |
20th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 50y Class 5 |
8st 4lb |
10yo who made a winning reappearance here in 2024 (sole course win from 29 attempts) and was on the scoresheet at Musselburgh last September; however, his campaign petered out tamely and a return to form is needed on his seasonal debut. |
25/1 |
|
9 (11) |
5th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 20y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Not a regular winner; successful at Musselburgh last September (1m, good) but form tailed off after that and lacks a run this time. |
25/1 |
16/1
Form: -60032
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 47
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 5 (6) |
4th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 4f 15y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
11-race maiden who arrives with plenty to prove regarding current form and stamina (untested at trip); however, his pedigree provides optimism regarding him staying and he could stage a revival when back on slow ground. |
4/1 |
|
8th 7 (6) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 68y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Ended 2025 in excellent form when runner-up on his last three runs; shaped encouragingly after seven months off when eighth of 11 in 1m1f handicap at Ayr ten days ago, leading until 1f out; should strip sharper now and this low-mileage 4yo merits serious consideration in his bid for a breakthrough victory. |
13/2 |
|
8th 8 (6) |
5th May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 20y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
Nine-race maiden; runner-up on his last three starts last season, all with give in the ground, including when beaten a nose at Hamilton in September (8.5f, good to soft); lacks a recent run. |
13/2 |
Non-runners
Pisanello, Cavallo Pazzo, Temper Trap
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £60.25 |
| Tricast | £754.46 |
Selections
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